J.A. Ackley, Author at Outside Groove

Real Races to Watch: May 18–25

Streaming & TelevisedMay 18, 2020April 18, 2022 J.A. Ackley

Your favorite oval-track racing media outlet put together a list of races, with real, live racing, you can watch from the comfort — and safety

Night Gallery: The Art of the Dark

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsMay 14, 2020May 13, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Outside Groove Executive Editor J.A. Ackley takes you on a tour where light and dark beautifully intermingle during a race night — the pit area,

Rock On: $15,000 to win … for Front-Wheel-Drive Cars

Dirt, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini StocksMay 12, 2020May 13, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Many people regard front-wheel-drive (FWD), four-cylinder stock cars — aka sport compacts, hornets, among other names — as the bottom rung of the sport. The

Real Races to Watch: May 11–17

Dirt, Dirt Late Models, Dirt Modifieds, Dirt Sport Compacts/FWDs/Mini Stocks, Dirt Sprint Cars/Midgets, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory Stocks, Late Model Stock Cars, Late Models, Legend Cars, NASCAR and ARCA, National, Pavement, Streaming & Televised, TrucksMay 11, 2020May 15, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Your favorite oval-track racing media outlet put together a list of races, with real, live racing, you can watch from the comfort — and safety

Promoting Races During the Covid-19 Pandemic

NationalMay 5, 2020May 6, 2020 J.A. Ackley

Several racetracks across the country have opened for the season, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Not even a groundhog could have predicted the unprecedented measures local,